In this bonus episode, Lasara Firefox Allen and I
discuss her upcoming book which is tentatively titled “The
Five-Fold Goddess,” which reconstructs the phases of the Goddess to
move away from the more body-centered lore of Maiden, Mother, and
Crone. Is the feminine divine, as most Pagan traditions practice it
outdated? Why do some groups who claim a feminism that is meant to
make us more than our bodies cling to rituals that are based on the
uterus? Why does our society assume these roles of women when there
are many examples of exceptions to the rule? What does this say
about our societal attitudes about a woman’s (cis-, trans-, or
otherwise) bodily sovereignty?

Lasara Firefox Allen is the author
of the internationally published bestseller, Sexy Witch (Llewellyn
Worldwide, 2005), The Pussy Poems (Treasure Finder Press, 2012),
and numerous anthologies. She is currently working on her second
book for Llewellyn, with the working title of “The Fivefold
Goddess.” Lasara is also a clergy member, teacher, coach, and
activist. She offers workshops on topics ranging from parenting, to
relationships and intimacy, sexuality, body image, feminism, and
devotional love, spirituality, and Mysticism. Lasara offers
one-to-one and group coaching, spiritual guidance, and intuitive,
transformational tarot readings. She regularly offers in-person
workshops on the festival and conference circuit, and ongoing
web-based courses.

Married to the love of her life, Robert Allen, and
mother to two amazing kids, Lasara and her family live in the wilds
of Northern California and surround themselves with a community of
loving, like-minded souls.

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